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课件网) UNIT 9 LEARNING LESSON 3 THE SECRETS OF YOUR MEMORY To read a text about memory To read for detail and correct false statements To understand the main theme of each paragraph in an extended text To discuss tips on memory improvement Learning objectives With memory, we can remember: names faces dates pictures places grammar feelings languages words voices things happened long ago and recently … With a good memory, activities such as study and life will be much easier. However, we also experience in some problems. Watch the video and try to tell us: what is the thing that we can’t remember Things without thinking (remember unconsciously). Where are my keys Where is my phone She looks so familiar. What’s her name Which of the following things do you find easy to remember Can you explain why names and faces numbers: telephone numbers, passwords, etc. stories facts and arrangements things that happened long ago things that happened recently If you were going to meet a memory expert, what questions would you ask him / her Why do some of my classmates remember things faster than me Does age play a role in the human’s brain ability to store and recall information Is there any special food that helps memory How can I improve my memory Read the text quickly. Does the text answer any of your questions in Activity 2 Skim through the text quickly and find out if any of the questions you noted down are answered by the memory expert. Memory expert Jemima Gryaznov answers four questions in this text, they are: 1. Why can I remember events in my childhood but not what happened last week 2. Do some people really have a photographic memory 3. Why do I forget the new words that I learnt yesterday 4. I’m 16, but I sometimes forget things. Is my memory getting worse Read the text and find out the basic truths. Topic sentences Basic truths Read the text carefully and dig into the truths. Question Truth Why can I remember events in my childhood but not what happened last week We can remember things that have 1. _____ connections in our mind, especially emotional connections, and childhood memories are often very emotional. Retelling events helps fix experiences in our memories and interesting or funny stories from our 2. _____ are often told again and again. strong childhood Question Truth Do some people really have a photographic memory Some people do have amazing memories. Why do I forget the new words that I learnt yesterday The 3. _____ loss of memory occurs during the very early period after learning. I’m 16, but I sometimes forget things. Is my memory getting worse Our memory reaches its full power at the age of 25. After 25, the brain starts to get 8. _____. By middle age, our memory is significantly worse than when we were young. sharpest smaller Read the text again. Write T (true) or F (false). Correct the false statements. We remember certain events in our childhood, because we experienced ... ...
